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  • My Strange, Transitional Spot in Life Right Now

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    My sister goes back to school tomorrow which means that I won’t have her at home anymore to keep me company. Life feels like it’s in a really weird spot right now. Everything is good but I’m still adjusting to life without college. I have no homework to do and I have nothing to study for. Talk about a transitional stage in life!

    I’ll start dental school in the fall so I have about 8ish months to do whatever I want really. I’ve looked at getting a job so I can start saving some money but even then, I’m not quite sure what I would want to do. 

    Despite all of the uncertainty right now, I feel so thankful to have all of this time to take care of myself. I’ve been able to work out more, do more yoga, go for more walks with Boo, and just relax! In school, I never really gave myself time to relax so I guess I’m making up for that now. Like this past week, yes, I did work out and walk and stay active, but it really was just a nice, relaxing movie week! I watched the new Disney movie Encanto twice and then watched a bunch of my favorite Sandra Bullock movies. It was pretty great!! 

    For me, I think the biggest thing to remember in this transitional spot right now is that it’s a transition. It has also been really important for me to recognize that my life is not going to be like other people’s lives. I have my own plans and my own comforts and I will do what works best for me! Many of my friends are still in school and it’s hard to see them all so busy and productive while I’m at home. Makes me feel like I’m slacking! It’s hard to slack though, when you have no schoolwork to do. Some of my friends and people I’ve known from school in general have started working and some are even getting married now! I’m just at a different stage in my life than they are and that’s totally ok! I’ll just go at my pace and see where things go. 

    This transitional time has really given me and will be a great opportunity for me to continue to work on myself and I’m super excited for it. When you can, remember to take time for you too. 🥰 I hope you all have a great week and I’ll see you next weekend!  

  • I Love LUSH

    As far as I know, I haven’t talked too much about LUSH, which just so happens to be one of my favorite companies right now. If you’re not familiar, LUSH is a handmade cosmetics company that claims to use all natural, organic materials in their products. They are also cruelty-free. I got into LUSH about a year ago and I haven’t looked back since. I will say that this post is not sponsored by LUSH but if that ever were to happen, I wouldn’t be upset. Hint, hint, wink, wink.

    My all-time favorite product of their’s is the bath bomb. Oh my goodness do I love their bath bombs. Deep Sleep is my absolute favorite bath bomb that they sell. It comes in this little muslin sack and has Roman chamomile, lavender, and Neroli in it. 10/10. It makes me feel very relaxed and it always leaving my skin feeling super hydrated. Some of my other favorites include: Turmeric Latte (which will leave your tub quite sparkly so make sure to give it a good rinse!) and Twilight (more lavender smells!!). I honestly haven’t had a bath bomb that I didn’t enjoy. My one suggestion with all bath bombs and products you use though: Make sure you rinse the tub after use! I haven’t ever had any experiences with tub staining but I do know that there sometimes is a little bit of residue from the bath bomb or bubble bar that I use which could potentially leave stains if left uncleaned.

    Before Christmas, I ventured into the world of bubble bars by LUSH and those have also been a lot of fun to try. When using their bubble bars, you can take half of the bar or the entire thing (depending on the size) and just crumble it up under warm, running water. And then voila! You have a bubble bath and it smells amazing! I really enjoy their products with lavender, and one of my favorite bubble bars is Sleepy. This one is a little bit larger, so I broke it in half and then had two uses with the product. One of the bubble bars I recently got was called Milky Bath and I’m really excited to use that one. It has oat flour, patchouli, and Brazilian orange oil in it. One of the other bubble bars I’m SUPER excited to try is called Nana. This one has banana, organic cocoa butter, and whole oats in it. It smells amazing and as I said before, I’m just very excited to try it out!

    LUSH also offers a wide variety of other products including face masks, massage bars, lotions, soaps (which are pretty good as well!!), shower bombs (which are similar to bath bombs but for the shower!), shampoos, conditioners, and most other self-care products you might be able to think of! I just really enjoy that all of their products seem to have a lot of thought go into them and that they use such good, high-quality ingredients to make their products. If you’re a person that enjoys treating yourself to a bubble bath every once in a while or feels like you could use a bit more relaxation, I highly recommend you check out LUSH if you haven’t done so already. I’ll include the link for you to all go check it out! 🙂 https://www.lushusa.com/home

    I hope you all have a wonderful week and I’ll see you next Sunday! Stay healthy and stay happy! 🙂